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Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st Century (JSPP21) PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING ON THE FY 2026 ANNUAL WORK PLAN
February 25, 2026
On February 25, the planning committee on the FY 2026 annual work plan for Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st Century was convened online. (Japanese side: Mr. KATO Yota, Director, Country Assistance Planning Div. I, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan and concerning officials of Japan International Cooperation Agency, Singaporean side: Ms. Jolene Tan, Director-General, Development Partnerships, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore)
- The planning committee evaluated the training program for 2025 and discussed the training programs for 2026. There was a lively exchange of views between Japan and Singapore with the aim of further enhancing the training program in various fields, such as AI and digital, supply chain resilience, and urban development and disaster prevention.
- Both parties concurred to continue to strengthen their partnership through this partnership.
(Reference) Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st Century (JSPP21)
- JSPP21 is a programme that Japan and Singapore jointly conduct training courses for third countries. At the Japan-Singapore Summit Meeting held in May 1993, it was agreed that the two countries would cooperate in technical assistance to developing countries. In 1997, both countries agreed to equally share cost of training courses and to give equal partnership status to the bilateral relations. At that time, the programme was named JSPP21.
- Since the establishment of JSPP21, the two countries have conducted a total of approx. 430 training courses in such fields as community policing, trade and investment promotion and maritime traffic. At each training course, the relevant ministries and agencies of the Japanese government and JICA experts give lectures to trainees, and a total of approx. 7600 people mainly from ASEAN Member States have been trained through JSPP 21.